Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 136 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 136 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Jul 12, 2022, 12:38 PM GMT+13 (23:38 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 118 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-07-11 23:38:49 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.365° S, 172.680° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 8.5 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.8118 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1544 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.7146 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1544 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 5.7141 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa · 1544 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.8141 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa · 1544 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 5.0112 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1542 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 4.198 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1540 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.5108 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1520 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 4.3151 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1518 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 4.5105 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 1516 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.7124 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1491 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 5.2113 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1486 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 5.6136 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1544 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.397 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1554 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.569 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1557 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.4103 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1558 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 4.5122 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1564 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.8111 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1565 days ago · 29 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 4.6104 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1565 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.8120 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1569 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000i3p1. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:33 PM UTC.